Hershey Elementary School

Hershey Elementary School is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Lafayette, Indiana, overseen by Tippecanoe School Corp, works with 538 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Hershey Elementary School sits 23% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in Tippecanoe School Corp (13,663 students total), Hershey Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hershey Elementary School records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at Hershey Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tippecanoe County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hershey Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

Around the school, census data for Tippecanoe County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,636 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Hershey Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in Tippecanoe County (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Tipp Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hershey Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hershey Elementary School has ticked down 10%, going from 599 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Hershey Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.